Meaning of きぎす in Japanese

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Definition of きぎす

きじ(kiji) · きぎす(kigisu) · きぎし(kigishi) · キジ(kiji) 【雉 ·雉子】

やけののきぎすよるのつる(yakenonokigisuyorunotsuru) 【焼け野の雉夜の鶴】

(exp) parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)